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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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A six-month investigation reveals that many carbon credit ventures reap profits from public lands they have no right to and fail to share revenue with those protecting the forest. (wapo.st)
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[โ€“] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Carbon credits are a scam. At best, they allow companies to market "carbon neutrality" to placate consumer guilt so they can keep producing and selling at the usual ever-increasing rate.

It's little more than an excuse to not hit the brakes on the luxury industry.

At worst, they are a straight up lie.

[โ€“] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago

Personally, I don't see a difference.